化石
huà shí
Pinyin

Definition

化石
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huà shí
  1. fossil

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

优化
yōu huà
  1. 1 optimization
  2. 2 to optimize
  3. 3 to make superior
化
huā
  1. 1 variant of 花[huā]
化妆
huà zhuāng
  1. 1 to put on makeup
化妆品
huà zhuāng pǐn
  1. 1 cosmetic
  2. 2 makeup product
化学
huà xué
  1. 1 chemistry
  2. 2 chemical
化解
huà jiě
  1. 1 to dissolve
  2. 2 to resolve (contradictions)
  3. 3 to dispel (doubts)
  4. 4 to iron out (difficulties)
  5. 5 to defuse (conflicts)
  6. 6 to neutralize (fears)
化身
huà shēn
  1. 1 incarnation
  2. 2 reincarnation
  3. 3 embodiment (of abstract idea)
  4. 4 personification
孵化
fū huà
  1. 1 breeding
  2. 2 to incubate
  3. 3 innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing)
宝石
bǎo shí
  1. 1 precious stone
  2. 2 gem
  3. 3 CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
强化
qiáng huà
  1. 1 to strengthen
  2. 2 to intensify
文化
wén huà
  1. 1 culture
  2. 2 civilization
  3. 3 cultural
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
消化
xiāo huà
  1. 1 to digest
  2. 2 digestion
  3. 3 digestive
石
Shí
  1. 1 surname Shi
石油
shí yóu
  1. 1 oil
  2. 2 petroleum
石头
shí tou
  1. 1 stone
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
绿宝石
lu:4 bǎo shí
  1. 1 beryl
美化
měi huà
  1. 1 to make more beautiful
  2. 2 to decorate
  3. 3 embellishment
融化
róng huà
  1. 1 to melt
  2. 2 to thaw
  3. 3 to dissolve
  4. 4 to blend into
  5. 5 to combine
  6. 6 to fuse
变化
biàn huà
  1. 1 change
  2. 2 variation
  3. 3 to change
  4. 4 to vary
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
铁石心肠
tiě shí xīn cháng
  1. 1 to have a heart of stone
  2. 2 hard-hearted
  3. 3 unfeeling

Idioms (20)

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
出神入化
chū shén rù huà
  1. 1 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
  1. 1 lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn hostility into friendship
化整为零
huà zhěng wéi líng
  1. 1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
  2. 2 divide and conquer
化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
  1. 1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
化险为夷
huà xiǎn wéi yí
  1. 1 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
坚如磐石
jiān rú pán shí
  1. 1 solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
  2. 2 rock-firm and unyielding
大事化小，小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
安如磐石
ān rú pán shí
  1. 1 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
  1. 1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to test the waters
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to move a stone and stub one's toe
  2. 2 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
  2. 2 hoisted by one's own petard
摸着石头过河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
  1. 1 to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
  2. 2 to advance cautiously, step by step
  3. 3 to feel one's way forward
春风化雨
chūn fēng huà yǔ
  1. 1 lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education

Sample Sentences

酒泉、敦煌、吐鲁番、喀什、撒马尔罕、巴格达、君士坦丁堡等古城，宁波、泉州、广州、北海、科伦坡、吉达、亚历山大等地的古港就是记载这段历史的“活化石”。历史告诉我们：文明在开放中发展，民族在融合中共存。
Jiǔquán 、Dūnhuáng 、Tǔlǔfān 、Kāshí 、Sǎmǎěrhǎn 、Bāgédá 、Jūnshìtǎndīngbǎo děng gǔchéng ，Níngbō 、Quánzhōu 、Guǎngzhōu 、Běihǎi 、Kēlúnpō 、Jídá 、Yàlìshāndà děng de de gǔ gǎng jiùshì jìzǎi zhè duàn lìshǐ de “huóhuàshí ”。lìshǐ gàosu wǒmen ：wénmíng zài kāifàng zhōng fāzhǎn ，mínzú zài rónghé zhōng gòngcún 。
Ancient ports, such as Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, Samarkand, Baghdad, Constantinople, Ningbo, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Beijing, Colombo, Jeddah and Alexandria are living fossils which carry this era within them. History tells us, civilisation develops with openness, peoples coexist in melting pots.
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巴西国博有逾二千万件藏品，其中最珍贵的包括美洲最早的人类头骨化石、落在巴西境内最大的陨石等。
Bāxī guóbó yǒu yú èrqiānwàn jiàn cángpǐn ，qízhōng zuì zhēnguì de bāokuò Měizhōu zuìzǎo de rénlèi tóugǔ huàshí 、luò zài Bāxī jìngnèi zuìdà de yǔnshí děng 。
Brazil has more than 20 million collections, the most precious of which include the earliest human skull fossils in the Americas and the largest meteorites in Brazil.
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说得很好。根据发现的化石，可以推测出古猿生活在距今700万到800万年前的森林中。后来气候环境发生了变化，森林面积大幅减少，出现了大片的草原。那这时候古猿该怎么办？
shuō de hěn hǎo 。gēnjù fāxiàn de huàshí ，kěyǐ tuīcè chū gǔyuán shēnghuó zài jùjīn qībǎi wàn dào bābǎi wàn nián qián de sēnlín zhōng 。hòulái qìhòu huánjìng fāshēng le biànhuà ，sēnlín miànji dàfú jiǎnshǎo ，chūxiàn le dàpiān de cǎoyuán 。nà zhèshíhòu gǔyuán gāi zěnme bàn ？
Very well-said. According to the fossils that have been discovered, it can be inferred that prehistoric apes lived in forests from 8 million to 7 million years ago. Afterward, the climate changed. Forested areas significantly decreased, and vast grasslands came about. When that happened, what were the prehistoric apes to do?
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我有位朋友曾说，比起钻戒，她更宁愿要恐龙蛋化石。就算孵不出小恐龙，放在家里看看也挺酷的。
wǒ yǒu wèi péngyou céng shuō ，bǐqǐ zuànjiè ，tā gèng nìngyuàn yào kǒnglóng dàn huàshí 。jiù suàn fū bù chū xiǎo kǒnglóng ，fàng zài jiā li kànkan yě tǐng kù de 。
A friend of mine once said that she would prefer having a dinosaur egg fossil over a diamond ring, because the egg would be cool to admire, even if it could never hatch a baby dinosaur.
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